It’s hard to believe that 2020 is the best start to a Steelers season since 2010.
In a season that began 3-0 and ended in 12-5 with a trip to the 2011 Super Bowl, it was one to remember.
Pittsburgh battled the AFC East, West and NFC South, and their regular-season losses were to the Baltimore Ravens, New Orleans Saints, New England Patriots and New York Jets. Then, of course, there was the 31-25 loss to the Green Bay Packers in the big show.
Taking a look at the schedule ahead, it’s tough — far tougher than the “strength of schedule” suggests. The Steelers have won by slim margins through three weeks. They will have to be more dominant if they’re to defeat teams like the Tennessee Titans, Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys, Baltimore Ravens, and, yes, the Cleveland Browns.
Pittsburgh has many kinks to work out and areas where they need to improve to continue their winning ways. We definitely haven’t seen the best the Steelers have to offer; they’re not yet in attack mode. As head coach Mike Tomlin once said, “We will unleash hell in December.” Time is on their side, and the undefeated record is a good buffer.
3-0 should be celebrated, even if the wins are to teams with a combined 0-9 record. The Steelers join the crop of other undefeated teams in the Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, Tennesee Titans and Buffalo Bills (and whichever team wins the Kansas City Chiefs-Baltimore Ravens clash on “Monday Night Football”).
